Mick Zawislak
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Saving struggling bee populations focus of Lake County seminarFeb 21, 2017 12:00 am - Building a better hive may seem like a niche activity, but given that a third of the food on our dinner plates on any given night relies on pollination by bees, the miss...
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Longtime Vernon Hills Mayor Roger Byrne facing reelection challengeFeb 18, 2017 12:00 am - More often than not, Vernon Hills Mayor Roger Byrne has run unopposed since taking office in 1993. But in April he and other longtime incumbents are being challenged by ...
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Tennis star keeps Super Bowl promise of date with college student from Vernon HillsFeb 17, 2017 12:00 am - Given Eugenie Bouchard's celebrity and the constant media attention that goes with it, John Goehrke admittedly was nervous about his date Wednesday with the Canadian ten...
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Transparency raised as issue in Libertyville mayoral rematchFeb 16, 2017 12:00 am - In 2009, Terry Weppler convincingly ousted incumbent Jeff Harger in Libertyville's first contested mayoral race in 20 years. Citing dissatisfaction with village official...
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Libertyville shares the wealth of downtown districtFeb 15, 2017 12:00 am - The amounts may be a small part of their overall budgets, but tax rebates on the way to 10 local governments covered by a special district in downtown Libertyville can m...
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Can CLC Promise eliminate financial roadblock to college?Feb 14, 2017 12:00 am - A pilot program being launched at the College of Lake County in September aims to ensure eligible high school grads can attend the school and graduate regardless of fina...
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A look at the referendums on Lake County ballotsFeb 13, 2017 4:00 am - Besides picking from a bounty of candidates running for school, village and other local government boards, voters in Lake County this spring also will be deciding issues...
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Controlled burns set to begin early in Lake CountyFeb 13, 2017 12:00 am - The pleasant February weather is giving the Lake County Forest Preserve District a jump start on its yearly restoration efforts. Teams plan to be in the field Tuesday to...
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Costs increase, work accelerates to move and improve museumFeb 10, 2017 12:00 am - The cost to relocate and reinvent the Lake County Discovery Museum has increased $350,000, or by more than 20 percent, as work involving exhibits and other elements prog...
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Vernon Hills approves plan for 80 apartments on Town Center siteFeb 09, 2017 12:00 am - Vernon Hills officials have approved an 80-unit apartment building at routes 45 and 21, after considerable give and take with the site's neighbors. The six-story Commons...